Joni Mitchell’s concept album of 2000 traces the arc of a relationship from the first flushes of romance (‘You’re My Thrill’), through uncertainty and despair (‘You’ve Changed’), to a tragic end filled with the pathos of her realisation that it…
Sean Rawls from Still Flyin’: my top ten Pavement songs + free track
FFS wasn’t at Pavement ATP this weekend. Because we didn’t want to be*. But one of our favourite interviewees ever, Still Flyin’, were along with Blitzen Trapper, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Broken Social Scene and some band called The Fall. Sean’s…
Brian’s mixtape #34: We Love You Joni
Brian noticed Joni Mitchell’s recent comments about Bob Dylan and he thinks he’s worked it out. Poor Joni is sad because she’s not getting enough attention. And she really isn’t Bob, Neil Young and Johnny Cash get plaudits aplenty but…
Live: The Big Pink @ HMV forum, London
With her hooded cloak, long hair and slow rocking back and forth, Rachel from Ebsen and the Witch does a good job of living up to the band name. During their set, the bass drum takes centre stage and at…
Live: The Rural Alberta Advantage @ The Lexington
The RAA play with one foot in their hometown with songs rooted in a place far from the Islington pub in which they performed on Tuesday. Their music is as much about love, longing for a place, and the feeling…
Live: Darwin Deez @ Koko, London
“What’s your name and where do you come from?” is an elementary question extended upon a maiden encounter. It also seems like a solid foundation for unpicking tonight’s protagonists. “Darwin Deez” you say? Right, well that rolls off the tongue…